Interested in telling stories, helping others tell stories, and finding which stories the data are telling.

Senior Data Analyst @ From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Greater New York City AreaData Analyst @ From July 2014 to September 2015 (1 year 3 months) Greater New York City AreaAdjunct Professor @ - Teaching a three-hour undergraduate course covering academic writing, research, analytical and critical thinking, and rhetorical modes and strategies. - Wrote syllabus and developed lesson plans on topics including analyzing texts and images, developing research questions and finding and interpreting appropriate sources, constructing arguments, integrating sources, and building narratives. - Graded and provided feedback on students’ in-class participation and writing assignments. From August 2013 to May 2014 (10 months) Freelance Data Consultant @ - Reviewed numerous public datasets, including surveys from the US Census Bureau, other government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and identified measures of interest for specific projects. - Compiled and normalized identified measures of interest using Stata and Excel. - Implemented calculation of sociological measures including: educational, health, and economic outcomes across the US; state economic dependency on extractive industries; and rate of preschool enrollment, poverty rate, and rate of housing affordability in Sonoma County, CA. - Mapped Census Tract boundaries from the 2000 decennial census to current boundaries for Sonoma County, CA, and used that mapping to generate tract-level estimates for annual population growth and counts based on data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses. From May 2013 to November 2013 (7 months) Research Fellow @ Conducted statistical and legal analyses related to topics including workers’ compensation, alternative dispute resolution, and mining safety. Performed extensive Stata programming as part of statistical analysis. Compiled and presented findings to Professor Morantz. Edited, proofread, and helped revise the resulting papers and presentations. From June 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 8 months) Instructor, Introduction to Creative Writing @ Developed syllabus and lesson plans. Led discussions of assigned poems, short stories, and craft essays. Facilitated workshops of students’ creative work and conducted individual student conferences. Graded and provided feedback on students’ in-class participation, comments on peers’ work, written responses to assigned readings, and final portfolios. From January 2011 to May 2011 (5 months) Research Fellow @ Conducted statistical and legal analyses related to topics including workers’ compensation, alternative dispute resolution, and mining safety. Performed extensive Stata programming as part of statistical analysis. Compiled and presented findings to Professor Morantz. Edited, proofread, and helped revise the resulting papers and presentations. Worked with a small team in a dynamic environment with several projects ongoing at a time. From 2008 to 2009 (1 year) English Teaching Assistant @ Developed and delivered lessons for small groups and whole classes. Lectured on English grammar and usage and American history and culture. Led English conversation sections with small groups. From September 2007 to April 2008 (8 months) Regional Field Coordinator @ Oversaw field efforts in the Merrimack Valley. Organized phone banks, canvasses, and other outreach efforts. From 2006 to 2006 (less than a year) Research Assistant @ Conducted research in the area of early childhood education and presented findings to Professor Heckman. From 2005 to 2005 (less than a year)

Bachelor's degree, Economics @ University of Chicago From 2003 to 2007 Master’s Degree, Data Science @ New York University From 2015 to 2019 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Creative Writing @ University of Georgia From 2009 to 2011 Brian Karfunkel is skilled in: Data Analysis, Data Science, Editing, Creative Writing, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Teaching, Statistics, Research, Economics, Stata, Microsoft Office, R, Web Development, Statistical Modeling